German frigate Lübeck (F224)

Lübeck in the Bay of Biscay, 1975
Career (Germany)
Name: Lübeck
Builder: HC Stülcken & Sohn
Commissioned: 6 June 1963
Decommissioned: 1 December 1988
Fate: Sold to Turkey for cannibalization
General characteristics
Class and type:Köln-class frigate
Displacement:2,969 long tons (3,017 t)
Length:109.8 m (360 ft 3 in)
Beam:11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft:3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:CODAG
2 × gas turbines 8,832 kW (11,844 hp) each
4 × diesel engines 2,208 kW (2,961 hp) each
Speed:34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h) maximum
24 knots (28 mph; 44 km/h) cruise on diesel
Range:2,700 nmi (5,000 km) at 22 kn (25 mph; 41 km/h)
890 nmi (1,650 km) at 29 kn (33 mph; 54 km/h)
Complement:210 to 238
Armament:2 × 100 mm/55 caliber METL 53 guns
2 × twin 40 mm / 70 caliber Breda Mod 58 II MDL AA guns
2 × 40 mm / 70 caliber Bofors Mod 58 AA guns
4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes with Mark 44 torpedoes
2 × quad 375 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers
Depth charges
Mines

German frigate Lübeck was a Köln-class frigate which served in the Bundesmarine from 1963 through 1988.

Lübeck following McDonnell and Van Nes into Lisbon in February 1975


See also